A view of the event's al fresco dining room from the Bullocks Wilshire building.

Dinner was served under the stars with the tower of the Bullocks Wilshire building as a backdrop.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court, the keynote speaker for the evening, spoke with guests at a reception prior to the dinner.

Guests also enjoyed a reception on the new Promenade before the dinner.

KCET’s Huell Howser, master of ceremonies; Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court, keynote speaker; and Dean Leigh H. Taylor

Justice Arleigh M. Woods, chair of Southwestern's Board of Trustees, and Bettye Dixon, widow of Congressman Julian Dixon, for whom the Courtroom and Advocacy Center was named

Southwestern faculty and their spouses enjoyed the reception under a cloudless evening sky.

The editorial board of Southwestern's Law Review chatted at the reception in the Promenade.

The newly dedicated Julian C. Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center, the most technologically advanced center of its kind in the country.

Bettye Dixon (second from right) and family members toured the newly dedicated Julian C. Dixon Courtroom and Advocacy Center.

Guests watched a high-tech demonstration in the Dixon Center.

Some guests observed the demonstation from the state-of-the-art jury box.

Professor Fred A. Galves gave testimony from the witness stand, utilizing the annotation tools on the monitors.

A view from counsel's table.

Huell Howser reminisced about his many visits to the Bullocks Wilshire building.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy remarked on the historic nature of the event.

Dean Leigh H. Taylor gave an overview of the ten-year campus expansion.

Dean Leigh H. Taylor was congratulated by Justice Arleigh M. Woods on the naming of Southwestern's Law Library in his honor.

Daniel M. Petrocelli '80 of O'Melveny & Myers, Southwestern Trustee Edwin Woodsome of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Chair-Elect of the Board of Trustees, Dennis P.R. Codon '77 of Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi

Nancy Quinn and Trustee Thomas L. Driscoll '80 with Dean Leigh H. Taylor

Peter D. Kelly, III '76 of Kelly Lytton & Vann and Hon. Nate Holden

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and Justice Arleigh M. Woods

Joe Seward of Seward Construction and architect Anthony Stark

Professor Michael Dorff and his wife, Tanya

Dean Leigh H. Taylor, Ryan Martin-Patterson, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and Trustee Kelly M. Martin

Current Southwestern students were among the guests who enjoyed the festivities at the gala event.

Southwestern alumnus Daniel Petrocelli '80 and Alison Petrocelli enjoyed the gala along with 900 other guests.

Justice Arleigh M. Woods and Dean Leigh H. Taylor

The art deco Bullocks Wilshire landmark served as a dramatic backdrop for the Gala Celebration.